Fleet of Drones Maps a Mountain in 3D

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Fleet of Drones Maps a Mountain in 3D 27

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @04:08PM from the stuff-that-matterhorns dept.

Zothecula writes "Explorers have mapped the surface of the iconic Matterhorn painstakingly by foot, by satellite, and now by drone, thanks to a partnership between drone maker senseFly and nonprofit Drone Adventures. Launching a small squadron of eBee minidrones off the summit and sides of the famous Alps mountaintop, the mission tested the navigational abilities of the system and created a staggering data-rich 3D model."

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